Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Kilmore (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kilmore. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Kilmore is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Kilmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kilmore:
- Clinton County (The home county of Kilmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Beard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geetingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Boyleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Edna Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Thorntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elizaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Hazelrigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Northfield Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Whitestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Prince William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Ockley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Bringhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Pyrmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Radnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Young America
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Galveston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Walton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Lake Cicott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Onward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Logansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Ekin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Shanghai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- West Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kokomo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Vermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Miami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Bowers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Shannondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Cherry Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Smartsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- New Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Crawfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Buck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Americus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Gladens Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Battle Ground
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Romney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Groomsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Springboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Brookston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Chalmers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Idaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kilmore, see our County-by-County Page for Kilmore.
Cemeteries Near Kilmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kilmore.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kilmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kilmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Kilmore UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmore UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kilmore UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Frankfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553744 <3>
- Layton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Chaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hiner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Latshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Easterly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Layman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Kilmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kilmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kilmore, with the one closest to Kilmore listed first.
- Moran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moran is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Beard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Geetingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Middlefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Cutler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kilmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kilmore.
Newspapers Published in Kilmore ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kilmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kilmore, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kilmore.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kilmore:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kilmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kilmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |